Every year, my gal pals and I do a cookie exchange. We bake 1 dozen cookies for each participant & package them up – some fancy (Ann’s) & some no-so-much (mine). On the day of the exchange, this year…
There are many ways to celebrate important life events and this little milk chocolate-topped number is the way I am celebrating three new and – dare I say – big things going on with me this fall. I’ll preface…
The other morning I woke up with these bittersweet chocolate glazed, espresso-flavored marshmallow puffs on my mind. I know. It sounds silly but it’s true. This isn’t the first time (and I hope not the last time) that I’ve…
Sometimes when I write a magazine piece, the recipe concept stays with me and flavor pairings and size or shape variations continue to percolate in my brain. At first, it’s just a lingering question, “Did I take these recipes…
My mom was a good cook and, God bless, she put dinner on the table every night for us four kids. No take out. Nothing frozen. Nothing premade. I’ll admit, some of the meals weren’t that fab – her…
It’s been a while. Ok. It’s been a long while. The past two years have been impossibly busy while I worked on a major project (more about that in subsequent posts). I did my best to keep in touch…
This Valentine’s day, I’m telling chocolate to move over. Now, please don’t get me wrong I love chocolate. It might even be my middle name but I think we’ve all done the chocolate dessert thing and it’s about time this…
Over the past 18 months or so, our monthly Baketogether sessions have brought many of us from around the globe together under the umbrella of friendship, food and community. For me, it’s always a wonderful surprise to see who…
For the Pot Pie Crust: 1 1/3 cup (6 ounces) all purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon table salt 1/2 cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 8 slices, well chilled 2 tablespoons cold water For the Chicken Paprikash: 2…
A few weeks back, I guest hosted on Martha Stewart Radio “Cooking Today” and, boy o’ boy, did I have fun. Here’s a shot of my “deck”..…